In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader

           AfterBecky’sappearanceatmyLordSteyne’sprivateandselectparties,theclaimsofthatestimablewomanasregardsfashionweresettled,andsomeoftheverygreatestandtallestdoorsinthemetropoliswerespeedilyopenedtoher—doorssogreatandtallthatthebelovedreaderandwriterhereofmayhopeinvaintoenteratthem.Dearbrethren,letustremblebeforethoseaugustportals.Ifancythemguardedbygroomsofthechamberwithflamingsilverforkswithwhichtheyprongallthosewhohavenottherightoftheentree.Theysaythehonestnewspaper-fellowwhositsinthehallandtakesdownthenamesofthegreatoneswhoareadmittedtothefeastsdiesafteralittletime.Hecan’tsurvivetheglareoffashionlong.Itscorcheshimup,asthepresenceofJupiterinfulldresswastedthatpoorimprudentSemele—agiddymothofacreaturewhoruinedherselfbyventuringoutofhernaturalatmosphere.HermythoughttobetakentoheartamongsttheTyburnians,theBelgravians—herstory,andperhapsBecky’stoo.Ah,ladies!—asktheReverendMr.ThuriferifBelgraviaisnotasoundingbrassandTyburniaatinklingcymbal.Thesearevanities.Eventhesewillpassaway.Andsomedayorother(butitwillbeafterourtime,thankgoodness)HydeParkGardenswillbenobetterknownthanthecelebratedhorticulturaloutskirtsofBabylon,andBelgraveSquarewillbeasdesolateasBakerStreet,orTadmorinthewilderness.

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